flying car | designboom.com https://www.designboom.com/tag/flying-car/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Fri, 02 Feb 2024 09:41:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 mansory’s flying supercar ’empower’ ditches wheels as it floats in the air when idle or parked https://www.designboom.com/technology/mansory-flying-supercar-empower-concept-vehicle-01-11-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/mansory-flying-supercar-empower-concept-vehicle-01-11-2024/#respond Thu, 11 Jan 2024 11:55:18 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1039967

mansory looks into the future of vehicles by hinting at a flying supercar named 'empower'.

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road-legal flying car ‘switchblade’ takes its successful first flight and landing in washington https://www.designboom.com/technology/switchblade-road-legal-flying-car-first-flight-landing-washington-samson-sky-11-14-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/switchblade-road-legal-flying-car-first-flight-landing-washington-samson-sky-11-14-2023/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2023 11:30:51 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1029673

samson sky’s switchblade, the hybrid-electric flying car that transforms into a road-legal vehicle in under 3 minutes, landed safely after being in air for nearly 6 minutes.

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zapata’s personal flying airscooter takes off and glides using VR joysticks on board https://www.designboom.com/technology/zapata-personal-flying-machine-airscooter-vtol-hybrid-electric-08-18-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/zapata-personal-flying-machine-airscooter-vtol-hybrid-electric-08-18-2023/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2023 10:50:21 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1011046

ZAPATA is back with the new personal flying machine and VTOL ‘airscooter’ that can soar and drift at a top speed of 100 km/h.

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DIY hovercraft made of leaf blower & inflatable plastic bags levitates & glides off the ground https://www.designboom.com/technology/diy-hovercraft-leaf-blower-inflatable-plastic-bags-hideyasu-ito-07-06-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/diy-hovercraft-leaf-blower-inflatable-plastic-bags-hideyasu-ito-07-06-2023/#respond Thu, 06 Jul 2023 10:20:28 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1003350

inventor hideyasu ito makes his DIY hovercraft by assembling leaf blower motors and small fans with inflatable plastic bags to lift it off the ground.

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with the first car certified to fly, are eVTOLs about to radically transform air transport? https://www.designboom.com/technology/first-car-certified-flying-evtol-air-transport-06-28-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/first-car-certified-flying-evtol-air-transport-06-28-2023/#respond Wed, 28 Jun 2023 20:01:49 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1001640

eVTOLS and flying cars have surfaced over the years, but when will these private vehicles take off to change the future of air transport?

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pierpaolo lazzarini’s aircar soars the skies at 750 km/h, powered by rolls-royce jet engines https://www.designboom.com/technology/pierpaolo-lazzarinis-aircar-rolls-royce-jet-engines-03-17-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/pierpaolo-lazzarinis-aircar-rolls-royce-jet-engines-03-17-2023/#respond Fri, 17 Mar 2023 10:30:25 +0000 Lazzarini Design https://www.designboom.com/?p=975091

the rolls-royce jet engines can independently adjust the aircar's inclination and rotation for high stability and maneuverability.

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airspeeder mk4 darts in the sky as the world’s fastest hydrogen-fueled eVTOL aircraft https://www.designboom.com/technology/airspeeder-mk4-world-fastest-hydrogen-evtol-aircraft-alauda-aeronautics-02-22-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/airspeeder-mk4-world-fastest-hydrogen-evtol-aircraft-alauda-aeronautics-02-22-2023/#respond Wed, 22 Feb 2023 11:10:28 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=968551

the high-speed manned eVTOL is designed for racing and can swiftly reach its top speed of 360 kph in just 30 seconds.

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CES 2023: ASKA street-legal flying car to take off in 2026 https://www.designboom.com/technology/aska-street-legal-flying-car-05-06-2021/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/aska-street-legal-flying-car-05-06-2021/#respond Mon, 02 Jan 2023 16:15:51 +0000 juliana neira I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=798725

the flying car uses a set of retractable wings to give users freedom to choose to travel on the road or in the air.

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helicopter kit by XPENG turns driving car into flying vehicle https://www.designboom.com/technology/xpeng-driving-car-flying-vehicle-11-11-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/xpeng-driving-car-flying-vehicle-11-11-2022/#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:45:55 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=943807

the helicopter kit from XPENG seems to be a test for the company’s foldable rotors which will be attached to its electric car/s.

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flying car ‘switchblade’ transforms from road-legal vehicle to aircraft in under 3 minutes https://www.designboom.com/technology/flying-car-switchblade-road-legal-vehicle-aircraft-10-26-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/flying-car-switchblade-road-legal-vehicle-aircraft-10-26-2022/#respond Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:30:03 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=939266

the wings and tail of the three-wheeled flying car ‘switchblade’ expand and retract by pushing a button to trigger the flight mode.

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